Data Architect: Real-Time Data Mesh & AWS Expert

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Massachusetts seeks a Senior Data Architect to lead canonical data modeling and semantic modeling efforts across the enterprise.

You will design data architecture patterns for real-time streaming with Kafka, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure governance, metadata, and lineage standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with AWS services and Snowflake, plus contributing reusable templates and architectural artifacts.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise-wide canonical data modeling experience.
• Strong semantic modeling and data mesh design expertise.
• Hands-on Kafka and real-time pipeline architecture skills.
• Proficient in SQL and at least one language (Python preferred).
• Experience with governance, metadata and lineage frameworks.
• Excellent cross-team communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance canonical data models for cross-enterprise interoperability.
• Produce domain-driven models aligned to modernization and data mesh goals.
• Design patterns to support real-time streaming with Kafka.
• Collaborate with product owners and data teams to translate needs into scalable models.
• Ensure governance, metadata, and lineage standards across domains.
• Architect and optimize data pipelines using AWS and Snowflake.
• Contribute modeling standards and reusable templates.
• Support real-time data integration and AI/ML enablement through solid data foundations.

Skills

Canonical data modeling

Semantic modeling

Data mesh design

SQL

Python

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Tools

Kafka

AWS Data Services

Snowflake

Job description

Jobtailor in Massachusetts seeks a Senior Data Architect to lead canonical data modeling and semantic modeling efforts across the enterprise.

You will design data architecture patterns for real-time streaming with Kafka, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure governance, metadata, and lineage standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with AWS services and Snowflake, plus contributing reusable templates and architectural artifacts.